Perambulator



Patented Got. 7, 1924,

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:Be it-v' kno-wn tilZLlLrI, GLARn-Nonl-l. Twn'r- :TEN,'CltiZE/11'Of theUnited States, residing at Round-Lake, inthe conlnty oi Nobles and Stateof iD/[lHDBSOtiLyhH-VB invented certain new and useful Improvements inPer-ambulators, of which the 1 following is a specifica tion. I

'sThis invention relates to newan-dmseiul improvements in convertible-perambul'ators and, the; primary obj ect of the invention, is toprovidea device of this nature including v.ai-removable body which maybe .usedas a coop or den and cradle combined.

,Another important ob-jecti-of the inven .tion' is to; provide a deviceof this nature,'the body of i which includes-v a collapsiblestructurerwhere'by itumaybe 'itoldedinto a comvpacti bundle fortransportation.

A furtherobject of the invention to provide ,a wheeled chassis havingmeans cooperating with means on the body for preventing movement ofthelatter with respect to the chassis. V i p 'A still ,further obj ect of.the invention is to, providea body-which may be either used asna cooporcradle, wthe rockers being connectedrto thebody infltheamanner whereby.they ar .-,maintained stable when in an op- .e'rative position and are.retained in a position soasnot to'interfere with the rolling of the coopwhen :such movement is de-' sired.

:Antherob-ject ofthe inventiom is taprovidea device of thehabove naturewhich, is strong, durable, inexpensive to manufacture andis highlyefficient in practice.

'Other Objectsand advantages of the invention will become apparentduring the course or the following description. 7

In the accompanying drawings forming apart .ofthe application andwherein-like numerals are employed-t0 designate like parts throughoutthe several views, v

Figurel' is a side elevation of the invention v a.

Figure 2 is a bottom-plan of the body.

-Iiigure 3 is an end: elevation of the same Figure tisjalong'itudinalsection ofjthe same showing'the rockersffolded into an inoperativeposition.

Figure" 5' is a transverse section through the-same illustrating therockers in an operative position. v p I 1 Figure 6 is a sectionaldetail'oi the invention. 1

Figure.7 iscera-fragmentaryview ofa oor- 1 ner of the body.

Figure-Brie a section thereof.

:Figure 9 is =;a fragmentary it elevation ot the body.

Figure 10 is adetailview showing the manner of mounting the bodyuponithe chassis. i I a Figure 11 is-a 'liragmentary perspective --viewof'a portionofthe iohassi's illustrating the means for retainingthe'body' thereon.

Referring now to the I drawings wherein i'for the purpose ofillustrationis shownthe preferred embodiment of my invention the numeral 12designates a wheeled ehassis which may beof-e'itherthe' rigidgorcollapsible type, and ,isprovided -withthe ordinary perambulatorhandlebars 18. A pair of outwardly to each I end of the chassis andextend slight distance above the wheels thereof. bis best seen in Figure711,- a transverse supporting bar 15 is secured to the upper ends ofeach pair of,springswandtthei ends 16,0 1?

the barsvare turned, upwardly and,providedwith thumb screws 17 1 for a,purpose which will hereinafter,appear.

The may of ,the perambulator is cated initsentirety y the numeral 18 andconsists of a bottom, 19 having; foldable sides and ends hingedlyconnectedv zthereto by means of hingesQO. Thesesides andends ;formingthe walls of the *wardly one upon the other, it being noted ,best in;Figure 5- thatthe hinges of opposite :sides are of different height sothat I one side may be rfolded upon the other; The hinges of 'theltwoends, are of the same height in :the present instance, but (will ofcoursebe appreciated that they maybe made of varying sizes to suit the.dimensions of the body, that isto say that in case. the

body is not long: enough to permit the.'- two ends toilie inthe sameplane when folded,

bowed springs Litare secured body fold inthe hingesmay be eonstructedsoas to permit overlapping, of the two ends when they are folded inwardlynpon "the Each hinge consists of a pair of sectionsf21 and 22 asbestseen and in Figure'fG and the section 21 is preferablyL-shapedso'that bottom.

the horizontal arm thereof maybeseoured to the bottom a of the lOQdy;and inwardly "of the border thereof t permitItheQ lower edge 'of thewall 0t thebody en'gaging the' uppersurface of the bottom" when 1 thewas are arranged upright. The were are provided with vertical grooves inwhich are secured the other sections 22 of the hinges, and it will beapparent that when the walls are arranged upright, sections of the hines lie in their respective grooves 23. Suita le fasteners or clips 24are secured to certain walls of the body to retain them in uprightposition. The walls as well as the bottom of the body are preferablypadded the padding on the bottom being removable.

Opposite ends of the body are equipped with handles 25 for conveying thebody from place to place, and a loopedscrape 26 is con nected to one endwall for the purpose of providing a convenient means by which inc bodybe rolled.

The same end of the body is provided with a pair of sockets 27 for thereception of depending legs or standards 28 of a oneman top 29. It willof course be obvious that this top may be provided with the usual stormcurtain which may be fastened to the sides of the body when occasiondemands.

The bottom 19 of the body at each corner thereof is provided with a.caster or roller 30 so that the body of the coop or den may be rolled,from one part of the house to the other whereby the infant placedtherein may be under constant watch of its mother. As best seen inFigure 9, a transversely ex-- tending rocker 31 is pivoted adjacent eachend of the body to the bottom thereof by means of hinges 32 which willbe particularly noted are slightly spaced inwardly of the casters 80 fora purpose which will presently appear. A break-joint link 33 isconnected to the bottom of the body for se curely retaining the rockerin an operative position when desired.

This link 38 is of a construction that it will become locked when therocker is opened. into an operative position, and the joint of the linkmay be broken to permit the rocker to swing inwardly of the body andinto close proximity to the bottom of the body. In order to retain therocker in an inoperative position, a spring clip 34 is secured to thebottom. of the body adjacent each rocker and is adapted to engage thelower edge thereof when it is swung into an inoperative position. It isof course ap parent that the rockers are of such height that they willextend below the casters 3O when opened into an operative position sothat the body may be readily converted into a cradle.

As stated before, a space is provided between the rocker and the castersat. each end of the body so that when it is placed upon the chassis, thebars 15 thereof will be re ceived between the rockers and the casters toprevent accidental longitudinal movement of the body relative to thechassis. The ends 16 of the supporting bars 15 will engage oppositesides of the body, and the thumb screws 17 may be readily tightened togrip the body and securely retain it upon the chassis.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that the body may beconveniently removed from the chassis and converted into either a cradleor a coop which may be wheeled around the house from place to place. Itwill also be obvious that when it is desired to carry the perambulatoron trips, the chassis is constructed of the collapsible type to becollapsed as may be the body so that the whole device will only occupythe minimum amount of space. The walls of the body are purposelyconstructed rather high to prevent the infant from climbing over thesides thereof and will therefore serve as an eiiicient pen for the childto maintain him. under the care of his mother and will also provide anamusement for the child in rock back and forth.

T he foregoing description and accompanying drawings have reference towhat might be considered to be the approved or preferred form of myinvention. I desire it to be understood that I may make such changes inthe construction, combination and arrangement of parts, materials, din'ensions, etc, as may prove expedient and fall within the scope of theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let.- ters Patent is:

1. In a perambulator, the combination with a wheeled chassis havingsprings rising therefrom, transverse supporting bars secured. to thesprings, the ends of the bars being turned upwardly and provided withclamping means, and a body resting upon said supporting bars and havingits sides engageable with said clamping means.

2. In a perambulator, the combination with a wheeled chassis, transversesuppor ing bars carried thereby, of a removable body resting upon saidbars and said body being provided with rollers and rockers spaced apartand adapted to be arranged upon opposite sides of the supporting barsfor preventing accidental shifting of the body.

3. In a perambulator, the combination with a wheeled chassis havingsprings rising therefrom, transverse supportingbars secured to thesprings, the ends of the bars being turned upwardly, thumb screwsextended through said upturned ends of said. bars, and a body restingupon said supporting bars and having its sides engageable with saidthumb screws.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE H. TWETTEN. I'Vitnesses:

FLORENCE PETERSON, WALTER F. STOTTENBERG.

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